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 | | Norway also ordered 36 Cyclone-powered Hawk 75A-8s, most of which were delivered to a Norwegian training base (established by the exile-governement in London and named "Little Norway") near Toronto, Ontario, Canada, as advanced trainers, until the USAAF recalled the aircraft in 1943, selling some to Curtiss and sending the remainder to Peru. |
 | | The Hawk was found to have lighter controls that the Spitfire at speeds over 300 mph (480 km/h) and especially in diving attacks, and easier to maneuver in a dogfight thanks to the less-sensitive elevator and better all-around visibility. |
 | | Hawk 75A-7 - version for Netherlands, diverted to Dutch East Indies after German occupation of the homeland, the aircraft suffered badly at the hand of advancing Japanese forces with all twenty destroyed by February 1942. |
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